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Enrollment
582
High
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERFORD UNIFIED·NCES 060006308657
Waterford High
121 South Reinway, Waterford, CA 95386 · (209) 874-9060 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
500 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 139 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 136 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 164 | 28% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
23.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.4% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 25.4% |
| Math | 7.4% | 15.6% | 25.2% | 51.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 55.5% | 24.4% |
| 2021-22 | 68.9% | 26.3% |
| 2020-21 | 54.8% | 14.2% |
| 2018-19 | 74.3% | 31.6% |
| 2017-18 | 70.1% | 31.8% |
| 2016-17 | 70.6% | 34.2% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 24.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Waterford High
Waterford High's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford High this school | 582 | 85.9% | 36.6% |
| Corning Union High Corning | 974 | 82.4% | 27.1% |
| Chowchilla Union High Chowchilla | 1,017 | 81.1% | 30.6% |
| Northridge Academy High Northridge | 832 | 85.5% | 38.9% |
| Orland High Orland | 725 | 78.1% | 28.2% |
| Verdugo Hills Senior High Tujunga | 1,195 | 83.7% | 49.8% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Waterford High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #620 of 1,052 | #10 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #593 of 1,056 ▼ 50 | #8 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #761 of 1,056 ▼ 192 | #13 of 18 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.6pp | #22 of 1,044 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #959 of 2,093 | #19 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #428 of 1,352 | #3 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #757 of 1,351 | #12 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #451 of 1,575 | #5 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #786 of 802 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
582
-61 (-9%) vs 2020
+1563% since 2000-01, when it was 35
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 582 | 30.3 | 19.2:1 | 86% (500) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 30.4 | 19.4:1 | 81% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 28.9 | 21.2:1 | 84% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 28 | 23.0:1 | 78% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 29.3 | 20.0:1 | 72% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 66% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | N/A | N/A | 55% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 35 | 1 | 35.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterford High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (585 to 582); teachers up 3% (29.3 to 30.3).
About Waterford High
Waterford High operates as a small high school in Waterford, California. There are 582 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Waterford Unified has 5 schools and 1,721 students, and Waterford High is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Waterford High is 69% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 25% White, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 19 points above the 50% share among Stanislaus County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
Based on 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Waterford High has a ratio of 19.2:1. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Income data for the school show 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Stanislaus County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
Among California public high schools, Waterford High outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 29.2% for a school in California with Waterford High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Waterford High posts 36.6%.
In Stanislaus County, home to about 553,990 people, median household income comes to about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stanislaus County's 190 public schools enroll about 106,477 students and include Waterford High.
Measured in a straight line, Sentinel High is less than a tenth of a mile from Waterford High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Waterford High ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
The school shrank from 643 students in 2020-21 to 582 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 23.0:1 in 2020-21 to 19.2:1 in 2024-25.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterford Unified
- Richard M. Moon PrimaryElementary · 510 students
- Lucille Whitehead IntermediateMiddle · 355 students
- Waterford JuniorMiddle · 260 students
- Sentinel HighHigh · 14 students
Other schools in Waterford
- Connecting Waters CharterCombined · 776 students
- Richard M. Moon PrimaryElementary · 510 students
- Lucille Whitehead IntermediateMiddle · 355 students
- Waterford JuniorMiddle · 260 students
- Roberts Ferry Charter School AcademyElementary · 169 students
- Roberts Ferry Union ElementaryElementary · 30 students
Other Waterford High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Waterford High. Waterford High is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Waterford HighWaterford, WI · 889 students
- Waterford High SchoolWaterford, CT · 713 students
- Waterford High SchoolWaterford, OH · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Sentinel High0.0 mi · 14
- Lucille Whitehead Intermediate0.2 mi · 355
- Richard M. Moon Primary0.3 mi · 510
- Connecting Waters Charter0.7 mi · 776
- Waterford Junior1.0 mi · 260
- Hickman Middle1.8 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Waterford HighHow many students attend Waterford High?
Waterford High enrolls approximately 582 students in grades 09-12.
Is Waterford High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waterford High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Waterford High have?
Waterford High employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
How diverse is Waterford High?
Waterford High reports a student body of 25% White, 69% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Waterford High public or private?
Waterford High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waterford Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.